Dear Dr Seow, could you kindly advise the ID for these skippers. The first 2 photos are the same skipper, shot at Sentosa in Dec 2017, the 3rd photo was photographed at Pulau Ubin in Oct 2017. Thanks in advance!
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Dear Dr Seow, could you kindly advise the ID for these skippers. The first 2 photos are the same skipper, shot at Sentosa in Dec 2017, the 3rd photo was photographed at Pulau Ubin in Oct 2017. Thanks in advance!
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1 & 2 Cephrenes trichopepla
FW underside band increasingly wide downwards.
HW underside with a distinctive black spot on top of the band.
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-88j45tR9gB...lt_Loke_01.jpg
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-F33yIU4RMa...lt_male_03.jpg
3 .Baoris oceia male.
Normally in Baoris the antenna shows very little pale area, so this here can be confusing.
FW with strongly convex outer margin.
HW with a pale mark centrally ( this is where the haif-tuft is on the upperside.).
FW with reduced nos. of spots Note cellspot is visible as a sort of flat triangle.
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-moNZL_baAc...wn+skipper.jpg
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5091/...6cc0a7c68a.jpg
Baoris farri is lighter brown ,usually all the FW spots are present & larger.
http://www.thaibutterflies.com/wp-co...a-1080x675.jpg
TL Seow: Cheers.
Thanks, Dr Seow!